The Electric South Alumni Network celebrates the talented creators and collaborators who have participated in our flagship programmes and labs, including the New Dimensions Lab 1 (2015), Grassroots VR Workshop (2017), New Dimensions Lab 2 (2017), Nairobi Hackathon (2017), New Dimensions Lab 3 (2018), connect.hubs (2018), New Dimensions Lab 4 (2019), New Dimensions Lab 5 (2022), Storytelling Through AR (2022), Future Africa (2022), Design Futures Lab (2022), XR Social Impact Grant (2022), Design Futures Lab (2023), New Dimensions Lab 6 (2023), World Heritage Futures Lab (2023), The African XR Realities Lab (2023), New Dimensions Lab 7 (2024), and the AI & Immersive Media Convening (2024).
From immersive storytelling to cutting-edge XR, our alumni represent a diverse and visionary cohort from across the African continent. Their works have premiered at leading global festivals such as Sundance, Venice Biennale, Tribeca, IDFA, Currents New Media Festival, Silk Road International Film Festival, Dok Leipzig, Red Sea Film Festival, Afrikamera, Cinequest Film & VR Festival, Fak’ugesi African Digital Innovation Festival, and the Festival International Film Festival of Rotterdam, and have been featured in museum exhibitions, won awards, and secured prestigious fellowships and grants.
These artists, producers and creative technologists are not only shaping the future of African digital storytelling; they are integral to Electric South’s broader mission to nurture a vibrant, inclusive, and globally recognised ecosystem for immersive media and emerging technologies across Africa.
